[WatchUr6]

Hi there, newby here. How can I tell what type of diffs I have? I.e. Dana 35 or 45? I was looking at changing the gaskets for the front and rear diffs as step 1 of 100 to fix the leaks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I am asking about the "Dana" for future reference.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dextreme]

or

 

[Kevbz]

you make your own gasket with gasket sealant, or buy a reusable "Lube Locker"

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Your front axle is a Dana 30 and your rear axle is either a Dana 35c or a Dana 44... not a Dana 45.

 

[Thomas302]

you make your own gasket with gasket sealant, or buy a reusable "Lube Locker"

X2. I never use a gasket. Just a thin layer of black or gray rtv.

 

[WatchUr6]

thanks all

 

[Jerry Bransford]

X2. I never use a gasket. Just a thin layer of black or gray rtv.

It took several years of convincing from friends & forum recommendations for me to finally switch away from using black RTV to using a Lube Locker gasket for the diff covers. I'll never use RTV there again... using a Lube Locker gasket under the diff covers instead of RTV probably cuts 30 minutes off the job.

 

[Dextreme]

Yeah, but getting to scrape all that old RTV off is part of the fun & tradition. :thumb:

 

[Thomas302]

It took several years of convincing from friends & forum recommendations for me to finally switch away from using black RTV to using a Lube Locker gasket for the diff covers. I'll never use RTV there again... using a Lube Locker gasket under the diff covers instead of RTV probably cuts 30 minutes off the job.

I will have to try that stuff. The rtv is some messy stuff but I guess you stick with whatcha know. Lol